tag archive / 7 entries
Two Windows 11 computers lost domain trust, and repadmin showed a worrying 40-minute delta. Live tests found replication working in seconds; reused computer names during rebuilding explained the failures.
Read the noteA look back at RDStat, a collection of tools I built to show users the load on a Remote Desktop cluster. This legacy package is preserved here as a project history.
Read the noteIs your computer or laptop showing its age? Can you make the tea whilst it logs in or turns on? If so, you might benefit from a quick look in Task Manager and see what’s going on.
Read the noteSo I recently had to fix a problem for one of my family (hey Mum!), whereby Lightroom (4.6 at the time) was failing to import photos from any of her digital cameras through Lightroom. Problem Lightroom would open the import window...
Read the noteHow many times have you wanted to rename files en-masse? Windows Explorer has a couple of great utilities to help with this task. For instance: Select files in Explorer using CTRL or SHIFT (files must be in the same folder) Press...
Read the noteFrom time to time in a domain scenario you may come across the following error message on client computers: The trust relationship between this workstation and the primary domain failed. This is because the computer’s password...
Read the noteWindows 8 is now generally available to the public, but the question that I keep getting asked is “Should I upgrade?”. My answer is simple – yes, but only if you’re prepared to spend an hour or so learning the new features!
Read the note